Good morning, Mets fans! On a day dominated by the NFL playoffs, little happened in the baseball world. Today’s morning briefing is highlighted by some minor news and updates. Latest MLB News Matt Klentak, who worked as the GM of the Philadelphia Phillies for more than five years, has been hired by the Brewers as a special assistant in the front office. Klentak was still working with...
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It’s really been 16 weeks of the offseason so far, and basically all of the action was packed into a four-week stretch. While we should be about three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, that’s looking less and less likely. Yet, the ball rolls on for the Mets. Coaching Staff Officially Announced While we knew most of the Mets’ coaching staff this...
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When the Mets acquired Keith Hernandez from the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey in June 1983, the course of the franchise was suddenly altered. General manager Frank Cashen had already begun stockpiling young players through the amateur draft but needed veteran leadership. Keith Hernandez provided.This era in Mets history also coincided with what is referred to in the...
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Tyler Anderson Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 32 (12/30/1989) Traditional Stats: 31 G, 7-11, 4.53 ERA, 167.0 IP, 134 SO, 1.246 WHIP Advanced Stats: 1.6 WAR, 93 ERA+, 4.37 FIP, 5.4 BB%, 19.1 K% Rundown Throughout his six-year MLB career, starting pitcher Tyler Anderson has been the definition of consistent. He hasn’t been consistently great, but he has not been bad either. The...
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Good morning, Mets fans! It was a virtually silent lockout Saturday in baseball world. So instead, we take a look back at 17 years ago when the Astros signed reliever John Franco. Franco pitched in 695 games for the Mets from 1990 to 2004, posting a 3.10 ERA. In 1970, he finished seventh in Cy Young voting and 20th in MVP voting. He lasted just one more year in the big leagues. After putting up...
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In what was an extremely disappointing 2021 season, which saw the New York Mets miss the playoffs for a fifth straight year, starter Carlos Carrasco served as one of the club’s biggest underperformers and failed to deliver on his high expectations. Despite those failures, all may not be lost for the 34-year-old pitcher. Acquired in a blockbuster trade from the Cleveland Guardians last...
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